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ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 10 of 33

Agriculture — II: Food Crops — Question 14

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Question 4(b)

How does the cultivation of pulses usually help in restoration of fertility of the soil?

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Pulses being leguminous crops, fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil and increase the natural fertility of soil. Hence, pulses are usually rotated with other crops to maintain or restore soil fertility.